Basement planning approval rate in Wakefield
93% of 14 decided basement applications in Wakefield were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
93%
Approval rate, all years, from 14 decided
14
decided basement applications in Wakefield: 13 approved, 1 refused
Unknown
Recent rate, decided since 2022: only 7 decided, fewer than 8
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example basement decisions in Wakefield
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23/01643/FUL | 2024 | Refused | Conversion of Dwelling to 7 bed HMO, engineering operations to create basement access and external alterations 50 Smirthwaite Street Wakefield WF1 3PW |
| 22/00922/FUL | 2023 | Approved | Subdivision of existing dwelling to create 1no. additional dwelling (one bedroom basement flat) 38 Tanshelf Drive Pontefract WF8 4DH |
| 22/01820/LBC | 2023 | Approved | Refurbishment of the existing elevations of 50-52 Westgate including re-roofing, repointing, repair and replacement of windows. Conservation and repair of ex... 50-52 Westgate Wakefield WF1 1XH |
| 22/02396/FUL | 2023 | Approved | Removal of exiting extension; single Storey rear extension, Single storey side conservatory extension. External access to basement. Replacement of shutter do... 611 Denby Dale Road Calder Grove Wakefield WF4 3DJ |
| 22/00747/FUL | 2022 | Approved | Two storey rear extension at ground and basement level with balcony and raising of the eaves to the rear 5 Hill Top Newmillerdam Wakefield WF2 6QB |
| 22/01005/FUL | 2022 | Approved | Conversion of basement and ground floor office into self-contained apartment and associated external alterations 7 Upper York Street Wakefield WF1 3LQ |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Wakefield
- Single-storey rear extension 96%, 647 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 95%, 258 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 68 decided
- Side extension 92%, 343 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 88%, 111 decided
- Rooflight 98%, 58 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 90%, 125 decided
- Porch 96%, 85 decided
- Garage conversion 100%, 57 decided
- Window and door 95%, 163 decided